The
Eternal Saga of Love : Devdas/edited and compiled by Rahul Singhal. Delhi,
Pentagon Paperbacks, 2002, 144 p., photographs, $17 (pbk). ISBN 81-86830-63-4.
[Great Sagas : Unforgettable Celluloid Series –I]The
Eternal Saga of Love : Devdas/edited and compiled by Rahul Singhal. Delhi,
Pentagon Paperbacks, 2002, 144 p., photographs, $17 (pbk). ISBN 81-86830-63-4.
[Great Sagas : Unforgettable Celluloid Series –I]
Contents: The original story. I. Devdas: 1. Sarat Chandra’s Devdas. 2. K.L. Saigal as Devdas. 3. The tragic king of 20 century. 4. Devdas of this millennium. 5. Deviation from the original novel. II. Paro: 1. Parboti of Sarat Chandra. 2. The Bengal beauty as Paro. 3. The Miss World as Paro. III. Chandramukhi: 1. Sarat’s eternal creation ‘Chandra’. 2. The ‘Amrapali’ girl as Chandramukhi. 3. Madhuri as Chandramukhi. 4. Different centuries, different faces. IV. Chunnilal – the Kolkata Babu: 1. A tonic in the tragedy. 2. Bindaas Jackie as Chunnilal. V. Kaushaliya – a loving mother: 1. Sarat Chandra’s typical Bengali woman. 2. Smita Jayakar – a look of arrogance. VI. Sumitra – a helpless mother: 1. Sarat’s sincere Sumitra. 2. Kiran Kher as Sumitra. VII. The two father figures: 1. The clash of class. 2. Vijay and Sumit in opposite roles. VIII. Bhuvan Choudhury – the sudden blow in Paro’s life: 1. Sarat pinpoints the custom. 2. Vijayendra Ghatge as Paro’s husband. IX. Manorama – Paro’s friend. X. Dvijdas – a Kain like brother: 1. Manoj Joshi as Dvijdas. XI. Kumud – the arrogant sister-in-law: 1. A minor character in novel. 2. Ananya Khare – Devdas’s Bhabhi. XII. Dharamdas – an obedient servant. XIII. Paro’s precious jewels. XIV. Kali Babu – a negative twist in Devdas. XV. The changing face of Devdas. XVI. Glamorous Cannes. XVII. Sanjay – a promising director. XVIII. Gorgeous costumes & dazzling jewellery: 1. Devdas’s dress. 2. Chunnilal’s dress. 3. Chandramukhi’s dress. 4. Paro’s costume. The big budget of Devdas. Glimpses of Devdas.
"The Eternal Saga of Love : Devdas …tells about the tragic story of doomed love. Sarat Chandra’s classic novel is retold in this book, along with the various Bollywood versions filmed on the novel.
"The subtlety of K.L. Sehgal’s portrayal of Devdas, Dilip Kumar’s brooding melancholy to Shahrukh’s overwhelming presence in the latest film on Devdas, all are dealt with in this book.
"The various nuances of the two heroines of this novel, Paro and Chandramukhi, polarly different, yet bound together somewhere with a common thread of love for Devdas, are also discussed.
"The various aspects of the respective film-making of the films, the passion, dedication and hard work that went into the various aspects of production, have been portrayed as well.
"Colour photographs and caricatures have been added to this book to make it more interactive and illustrative."